K-701 : Great for mixing, not so great for listening

The AKG K-701 headphones are a superb set of headphones. They are permanently in resident in my studio as my go-to headphones when mixing.

They give a faithful and slightly unforgiving (which is what you need) sound and a precise soundstage for panning and getting levels right in a mix. Because of their unforgiving nature they can almost sound a little sterile sometimes, but this is not a bad thing. If you can get a mix sounding good in these headphones then they invariably sound great on monitor speakers / hifi / other headphones.

You could of course use these for listening to music and some would probably like their response in that respect. Personally I prefer LISTENING on my Audio Technica ATH-M50 which are far more forgiving and engaging.

Wearability-wise (I'm sure that's a word) they're nice and comfortable for long stints of headphone wearing as the cups go around your ears and not squash them like smaller cans can.

Recommended.